Cuff-button



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CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED muss, 191s. .nzutwzo JULY a, 1919.

1,339,71 3. Patented May 11, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ovrn PULLEN, OFQHARMONY, NORTH CAROLINA.

CUFF-BUTTON.

Application filed June 6, 1916, Serial No. 101,935.'

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ovm 'PULLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harmony, in the county of Iredell and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertalns to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cuff buttons and the principal object of the invention 1s to provide a cuff button which is adapted to be positioned in a cuff without injuring or soiling the same.

Another object of the invention 1s to provide a cuff button having a flat shank so that the same will stay in proper posltion in the cuff after having been put in place.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cuff button comprising a pair of heads joined together at one end by a reduced neck and a shank attached to one of the heads and adapted to be removably attached to the other head when the button is in place.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cuff button in which the reduced neck is so formed as to engage the outer faces of the cuff immediately adjacent its edge so as to engage the cuff and hold the same in a more perfect state.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of the cuff showing this improved cuff button applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the cuff button, and

Fig. 4 is a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates one of the heads of the cuff button while the numeral 2 designates the cooperating head. These heads are joined at one end by a suitable reduced neck 3 which is preferably .formed of a spring metal so that when the head 1 is released from the shank the same will tend to spring upwardly Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Renewed July 8, 1919.- Serial No. 309,530. I

and away from the shank. The neck 3 consists of a bight portion, the ends of the arms of which are bent inwardly to form the clamping jaws 4 for engagement with the opposite sides of the cuff as illustrated in Figs. 2'and 4 to hold the edge of the cuff in proper shape when the device is in use. Secured to the head 2 of the cuff button is the shank 5 formed at its free end with the latch tongue 6 which engages beneath the bar 7 extending transversely of the head 1 which bar is supported on the ears 8 secured to the inner side of the head. It will thus be seen that the buttons may be firmly held in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4 against accidental movement and loss.

Upon referring to the structure illustrated neck 3 is provided with the clamp jaws 4 in the same manner as is the neck 3 provided with the jaws 4. The head 2 has secured thereto the shank 5 which latches to the head 1 in the manner in which the shank 5 latches to the head 1.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the cuff button before being inserted is in the open position as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 and the shank thereof may then be turned through the buttonhole of the'cuff. After the shank has been put in place it will be seen that the edges of the cuff project between the jaw members 4 and upon moving the head 1 into closed position it will be evident that the jaw members will clamp the opposite sides of the cuff to cause the edges to be moved close together and thus hold the cuff in a perfect position. The head is then swung sothat WVhat is claimed is A cuff button comprising a pair of heads, a U-shaped neck having longitudinally curved resilient arms connecting the heads,

a shank secured at one end to the inner side.

said. arms forming binding shoulders for engaging the cuff to hold theedges there'- of close together, When the arms are flexed the heads to maintain "said keeper bar in engagement With said tongue, and each head and arm forming an integral structure.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

V QVID PULL EN. Witnesses:

B. D. KENNEDY, F. J. BENNETT. 

